Category Archives: destination wedding decor

If you are on Pinterest I have no doubt you have seen this photo – it’s everywhere!! And I must have brides send this to me at least 3 or 4 times a month. I recently sent it to my florist to get an update on the cost and I mentioned to her how this is the centerpiece that just won’t stop and she said this was the 4th request she had for it this week alone!!

But I think this simple centerpiece is not as simple as it appears – it’s deceiving, that centerpiece is lying to you!! First, the price tag. With the fresh sand (you can’t use beach sand for this), the vase rental and the flowers (a peony is most likely going to be used here instead of the garden rose), delivery and set up, you’re looking at $30 per vase. $30 for a centerpiece isn’t bad, I agree. But that’s where the photo is deceiving. This vase is really not all that large is size and would look very small on a table by itself. It should be used as an accent piece to a larger centerpiece. If you look closely at the photo, you can see there are two more of these vases in the background. You’ll need to use a lot of them to make an impact on the table. Then the simple centerpiece idea starts to add up in price.

This centerpiece is a similar in it’s soft romantic tones but has more impact and at less cost:

I’m starting to see a new trend in archways… I tried to get a picture of the ceremony but I don’t like to be intrusive so I stayed in the very back and then the real photographers are always in my way! You can see them both crouched down in the aisle in the photos… Continue Reading

I can’t take credit for this idea – one of the servers at a recent wedding suggested it to me and I thought it was adorable. She noticed that my bride & groom had a burlap aisle runner (they work soooo much better in the sand than other runners) and asked me what they were… Continue Reading